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Senate to vote Thursday on GOP health care plan

The Senate will vote Thursday on a Republican proposal to replace enhanced health insurance subsidies under the Affordable Act with health savings accounts that would receive federal contributions to pay out-of-pocket expenses, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced Tuesday.

 

The Senate was already set to vote Thursday on a Democratic plan to extend the expiring subsidies for three years, and Thune’s decision will give Republican colleagues the opportunity to vote for a GOP alternative. He was under heavy pressure from Senate Republicans who warned that failing to advance a Republican plan would be a catastrophe.

 

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Trump looms large over Paramount-Netflix fight for valuable Warner Bros. property 

President Trump is watching closely as Netflix and Paramount battle for control of the entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery.

 

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Live updates: Trump to tout economy in Pennsylvania; Supreme Court may change campaign finance limit 

President Trump on Tuesday will travel to Pennsylvania, where he will deliver remarks as the White House tries to gain control of the narrative on affordability and the economy.

 

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Noem claims Mamdani could be violating Constitution with advice to migrants 

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) may have “violated the Constitution” by informing migrants of their rights if approached by immigration officers.

 

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SAVE plan may end soon, impacting over 7M student loan borrowers: What to know 

If you’re enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education plan, or SAVE, to pay off your federal student loans, you may soon need to switch your repayment option.

 

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What to know about the Miami mayoral runoff election  

Republican Emilio Gonzalez and Democrat Eileen Higgins are facing off Tuesday in a runoff election that will decide who will run Miami, the second-largest city in Florida, in what’s seen as another bellwether of the national mood ahead of 2026.

 

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Newsom says 9-year-old son tried to call Trump 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) says his 9-year-old son recently took his phone and tried to call President Trump.

 

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HHS changes transgender former official Rachel Levine’s name on portrait 

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) changed the name of former Adm. Rachel Levine, a transgender woman who served as the agency’s assistant secretary under former President Biden, to her birth name, or “dead name,” on her official portrait.

 

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McMahon’s first year has decimated the Education Department, but full elimination hovers out of reach 

President Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon have spent the first year of the second Trump administration working hard to fulfill his campaign promise to close the Education Department.  

 

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